#lyrus

[dilutedh2so4]

Apollodorus 3.12.2: Anchises, whom Aphrodite met in love's dalliance, and to whom she bore Aeneas and Lyrus, who died childless.

This one sentence is haunting me. Who is Lyrus? How did he die? What was his relationship with Aeneas like? Why is this the only place he's mentioned?

But also. In her Homeric Hymn, Aphrodite is embarrassed at having slept with a mortal. Given she is only said to conceive Aeneas from that encounter, we must assume Anchises was so good she put aside shame to sleep with him again 🤔

[holy-mother-of-whumpers]

✨ Random Iliad fact ✨

Brought to you by Homer infodumping in book 13, Iliad, lines 425-35 ca

Known fact: Aeneas is the son of Anchises and Aphrodite, he's a character of the Iliad and the main character of Virgil's Aeneid, among other sources of the Epic Cycle.

Context: Homer likes to present us a character and his lineage in the same paragraph they are killed. That is a recurrent formula that I absolutely don't fall for every time developing attachment to soon-dead people 😭👍

So, currently being killed by Idomeneus (and Poseidon), we are presented with Alcathous, son-in-law of Aeneas' father Anchises for having married his eldest daughter Hippodamia or Hippodameia.

So fun fact, Aeneas has an elder sister (unless she's the eldest among the daughters, daughters are often neglected on the genealogies).

I didn't even know Anchises had a wife or other children, thanks Homer.

I might do a post one day about all the mentioned and forgotten female characters 🤔

✨ Bonus fan fact, Anchises spawn!

Brought to you by Pseudo Apollodorus, book 3, chapter 12, section 2.

Here Aphrodite had two sons by Anchises, Aeneas and Lyrus, who died childless.

[kiwifie]

older art but I'd like to draw more of these characters again

[pigeon-princess]

Our resident horse boy, Lyrus and the sad horse that the rest of the party is desperately trying to get rid of. From our Wild West themed DnD campaign we lovingly call “Yeehaw”. Sometimes a family can be a giant barbarian firbolg, two tiefling brothers who are also a werewolf and a vampire, and the vampire’s monster hunting ex boyfriend. 

[yaboy-robin]

Life’s Too Short To Be Dancing With The Devil

Where am I? My hands are tied. Turn on the lights, And I see you standing, Over me, It's hard to breathe! I can't believe that you'd do this to me! Years of us building the trust up! No love was ever enough. I'm foolish to think we were friends. It's funny how it ends. You know, When times get tough you always give up. I know your smoking gun's the tip of your tongue. You take your aim to point the blame It's time we let it go. So save your lies, behind those eyes you're a devil in disguise!

[shima-draws]

Pap and lancer would make Lap. Lyrus. Layrus. Lanrus. Papcer. Pancer.

*They are quite boastful. Be careful not to inflate their ego too much.*They have a great fondness and adoration for Sans.*They couldn’t hurt you if they tried.

I like the sound of Lyrus!! It’s cute ^^

[skipwr3ck]

My dragon bois. On the left is Thivyen with Varou, and on the right Lyrus with Eliria.

Eliria is the normal dragon size for this universe. Varou on the other hand... Well, he gets about 800 fuck tons bigger than that.

[violettexrogue]

If I wrote a jealous!TJ fic involving Leo and Cyrus, would anyone read it?